Swiss police have found more than 500 kilograms of cocaine, valued at more than 50 million Swiss francs ($50.65 million) inside a container of coffee bean bags, destined for Nespresso; A Nestlé company in Romont, western Switzerland.
The police said, in a statement, that Nespresso informed them, on Monday evening, that employees had found an unidentified white substance while unpacking bags of coffee beans that had just arrived from Brazil. The analysis showed that the substance was cocaine.
“The substance in question was not mixed with any of our products or the production equipment used to make our products,” Nespresso said in an emailed statement.
“While the police are conducting an investigation, we cannot release more information. We want to reassure users that all of our products are safe for consumption,” the capsule maker added.
